California Governor Gavin Newsom An announced plan to help undocumented immigrants and their families threatened by President-elect Trump's mass deportation plan was criticized as a show of “devastating leadership” on Thursday, two days after Politico Details published from an internal memo Details of the draft plan.
“We just had an election on November 5th. People voted for secure borders, safe streets, and knowing that the president is going to start deportation efforts, not just because he wants to, but because we just brought about 12 million people into the country. And CBP is confronting him during “He crossed the border illegally, and something needs to be done about what just happened over the last four years, and now he wants to use state money and state infrastructure to violate federal law,” said Ron Vitiello, a former US Border Patrol agent. The president said Thursday on “Fox & Friends.”
“This is a state that has some of the highest income taxes in the country, some of the highest sales taxes in the country, and it has a $68 billion deficit…so he's going to use taxpayer resources to protect who, exactly” are people who are in the country illegally, he continued. “They violated the law by being there, and they also violated the law in the jurisdictions in which they live in California.”
Democratic governor threatens to use 'every tool' to respond to Trump-era deportations
California Governor Gavin Newsom greets people, Monday, July 8, 2024, near Common Man Roadside Market and Deli, in Hooksett, NH. Newsom is among prominent Democrats who have already expressed disdain for President-elect Trump's plans for mass deportations. (AP Photo/Stephen Sen)
The memorandum, titled “The Migrant Support Network Concept,” proposes “creating a migrant support network composed of regional ‘hubs’ to connect at-risk individuals, their families, and communities to community systems — such as legal services, schools, labor unions, local governments, etc.,” according to the Politico report.
The drafted plan, though “sparse in detail” and “still under review,” appears to reflect broader efforts by blue-state Democrats to challenge Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration. After Trump was elected, Newsom called a special legislative session and talked about a $25 million “Trump-proof” legal defense fund.
When contacted regarding the reported proposal, Governor Newsom's office previously told Fox News Digital that the document had not been reviewed in Sacramento, adding that it was drafted by the state Department of Social Services.
Obama's 'Major Expeller' Overtakes Deportations During Trump's First Term
President-elect Donald Trump gestures to AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scottri)
said Scott Murray, deputy director of public affairs and outreach programs for the Department of Social Services Fox News Digital The document is “not a final proposal.”
“This document is a draft internal and deliberative document intended for internal discussions as part of a number of potential considerations in light of public statements by the incoming federal administration,” he said in a statement.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Fox News' Luis Casiano contributed to this report.
